College sports
Stanford University has appointed John Donahoe as its next Jaquish & Kenninger Director and Chair of Athletics, following a national search. Donahoe, a Stanford alumnus and former CEO of Nike, has been appointed to lead the university's 36-sport program during a time of significant change in college sports.
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Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec has been named to the College Football Playoff (CFP) Board of Managers, a position that comes with significant responsibility and influence over the future of college football. The appointment was announced by the Big 12 Conference, and Schovanec is set to replace West Virginia
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Chatham University in Pennsylvania has announced the hiring of Joe Conner as the new Head Men's Lacrosse Coach. Conner joins the Cougars after previously serving as the head women's lacrosse coach at Saint Vincent College in 2025 and an associate coach on the men's
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The new members join the distinguished ranks of GVSU Hall of Fame, representing exceptional leadership, perseverance, and dedication to the University's athletic programs. "The GVSU Athletic Hall of Fame inductees always represent the absolute best of Laker Athletics for the time in which they played," said
College presidents
As the White House moves to cancel its remaining federal contracts with Harvard University, the Ivy League college's president, Alan Garber, has called on universities to double down on their commitments to knowledge and service. The decision to cut ties follows allegations of racial and anti-Semitic behavior on
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The President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBAP), Muhammad Rauf Atta, recently attended the 9th China-South Asia Legal Training Program at Shanghai University in China, an event that brought together legal professionals from 12 countries. The conference provided a platform for participants to understand diverse legal systems
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Ohio private college presidents spoke out against proposed requirements for participating in the Governor's Merit Scholarship, arguing that the changes would compromise their institutions' autonomy and impose impractical burdens. The Ohio House added new provisions to the state budget, requiring private colleges to accept the top 10%
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Dr. Gad Shamaki, the national president of the University of Jos Alumni Association (UJAA) Worldwide, has commended Prof Christopher Piwuna's election as president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Shamaki believes Prof Piwuna's unwavering dedication, visionary leadership, and consistent advocacy for academic excellence and
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More than 80 Harvard faculty members, including prominent professors such as Dani Rodrik and Theda R. Skocpol, have pledged to donate 10% of their salaries for up to a year to support the University in its resistance against the Trump administration's attempts to exact concessions and freeze billions
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Former Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, president of the University of Nevada, Reno, is among the 435 university and college presidents and chancellors who have signed a letter protesting government overreach and political interference in education. The letter, issued by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
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The Trump administration has taken a hardline stance against several top US universities, with the latest move being a freeze on $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and a $60 million contract to Harvard University. This decision comes after the university rejected a list of demands from the federal government,
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The Trump administration on Monday announced a freeze on $2.2 billion in multi-year grants to Harvard University, hours after the university rejected a list of demands from the federal government. The administration had demanded that Harvard reform its governance, hiring, and admissions practices, including adopting merit-based hiring and admissions
